Bill O’Reilly’s Great Fast Forward
Michael Louie10.17.06
I feel one attempt at my own preemption is validated in the face of all the bad news in the world about North Korea testing nuclear bombs and an impotent U.N. standing by with sanctions they cannot hope to enforce. Speaking of preemption, with mid-term elections three weeks away, Republicans are already refining various conspiracy theories in the event they lose the House and Senate. Bill O’Reilly says it’s North Korea’s fault. -MKL
10 Places Gone From Old New York
Lorenzo de Los Angeles04.16.06
As New York rapidly changes, artists Lorenzo de Los Angeles and Adam Putnam lament the passing of a few of their favorite places. Text by Los Angeles, photos by Putnam.
The Chopstick Diet
Simona Schneider03.28.06
Try eating a pint of Chunky Monkey with a couple of wooden sticks. Think about it.
7 People Who Should Die in 2006
Ben Arnold01.05.06
Okay, so this is satire. Fanzine does not want to get sued and die itself in 2006 before it goes BIG TIME commercial. All pics grabbed from Google Images. So sue them, they have more money. WE LOVE ALL OF HUMANITY…
The War on Christmas: A Report from the Trenches
Tim Kabara12.14.05
Maybe this is beating a dead horse, after all that has been said about the issue by journalists like Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert, but after sitting on this piece long enough Fanzine has decided to let one of its more conservative thinkers give his three cents. Seems these days liberals have Santa on the run, and he’s running by every means necessary (even by skateboard). It’s a dirty shame.
Santa Suits: McCormack’s Holiday Fashion Column
Derek McCormack12.13.05
It’s that time of year again. When traditions are reinforced. Ever wonder how Santa Claus came to be a one outfit kind of guy? Like Tom Wolfe? Mark Twain? Wayne Coyne? Well, McCormack charts Santa’s suit history down to its current static iteration. This is from McCormack’s new book, Christmas Days on Anansi Press.
ST. CATHERINE’S DAY
Derek McCormack11.07.05
Derek’s November fashion column is tailor maid for the month. A look at France’s traditional St. Catherine’s Day. As the country has burned this week, it is interesting to note some of its history’s more peaceable protests.
Spangle is a Synonym for Sequin
Derek McCormack09.11.05
Derek McCormack continues his fashion column with an exploration of the tortuous history of sequins
Intr. Dodie Bellamy’s Pink Steam: The Column
Dodie Bellamy07.21.05
Author Dodie Bellamy takes Martha Stewart to task as Fanzine’s representative hearth warming "seeker," looking for good food, exercise and all the other trimmings. The column’s title is from her novel, Pink Steam. Her first piece: "What Are We Fighting For? Yoga and the Raw Foods Restaurant with Tariq Alvi"
Vera West
Derek McCormack07.21.05
Author Derek McCormack begins his fashion column with a piece on a tragic costume designer from Hollywood’s past, Vera Miles.
